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Marmion's AJ Jaffe (back) and New Trier's Alec McKenna compete in the Class 3A 132-pound semifinals at the State Farm Center in Champaign on Friday.

New Trier wrestler Alec McKenna advances to Class 3A state final

June 15, 2018 at 11:07 p.m.

New Trier senior Alec McKenna will be where every Illinois high school wrestler dreams of being on Saturday night — competing for an individual state title. Sometimes the best laid...

Nathan Traxler (right) of Marmion Academy controls Patrick Brucki of Sandburg on his way to winning the 182 lb. Downers Grove North IHSA Sectional championship.
(Jon Cunningham/For the Beacon-News)

Jacquez brothers keep family tradition alive at West Aurora

June 15, 2018 at 11:26 p.m.

The Jacquez family is angling for another medal at this year's Class 3A state wrestling finals. Greg Jacquez was a sectional champion at 138 pounds as a West Aurora senior...

Sophomore Josh Stenger is leading a Huntley contingent to this weekend's state tournament.

Josh Stenger leads Huntley charge downstate

June 15, 2018 at 11:43 p.m.

After losing twice this season at 113 pounds to McHenry's Britches Sikula, Huntley sophomore Josh Stenger decided to turn it loose when the two met on a Class 3A sectional...

Eight Naperville-area wrestlers headed to state

June 15, 2018 at 11:24 p.m.

He didn't win a sectional title, but if there are quality losses to be had, Naperville North's Chris Zhang earned one Saturday. Zhang reached the title mat at the Class...

Tim Young (right) of East Aurora takes down Dru Worker of Mt. Carmel on his way to winning the 195 lb. championship at the Downers Grove North IHSA Sectional.
(Jon Cunningham/For the Beacon-News)

East Aurora’s Tim Young rebounds, reaches state

June 16, 2018 at 1:04 a.m.

East Aurora's Tim Young is riding high heading into next weekend's individual state finals in Champaign. One season after failing to advance through regionals as a junior, Young won a...

Hinckley-Big Rock's Alexis Gonzalez (21) tries to steal the ball from Harvest Christian's Paulina Castro (21) during a Class 1A regional final Thursday night. (Tim Carroll/For the Beacon-News)

Hinckley-Big Rock battles, falls to seasoned Harvest

June 16, 2018 at 7:10 p.m.

Hinckley-Big Rock lost its best player, Jacqueline Madden, to a knee injury just two games into the season. But the Royals battled all the way to a Class 1A regional...

Hampshire rolls into sectional with seven qualifiers

June 16, 2018 at 12:44 a.m.

Hampshire jumps from the kettle into the fire on Saturday at Antioch. The Whip-Purs advanced seven wrestlers through the Class 2A Hampshire Regional, leaving Antioch's individual sectional as the final...

Downers Grove Sectional features best of the best

June 16, 2018 at 6:59 p.m.

Naperville-area wrestlers have a mountain to climb on Saturday. Napervilles North, Naperville Central, Metea Valley and Waubonsie Valley will compete in a Class 3A individual sectional at Downers Grove North...

Marmion’s Anthony Cheloni no longer at a loss

June 16, 2018 at 7:29 p.m.

Marmion's Anthony Cheloni went into the Class 3A Batavia Regional with a slightly misleading 11 losses and proceeded to blitz the 138-pound weight class. The third-seeded sophomore followed an 8-2...

Metea Valley’s Dylan Ervin keeps promise

June 16, 2018 at 1:30 a.m.

Four years ago, a short, pudgy seventh-grader made a promise to Metea Valley coach Claudio Torres. "He said that when he got to high school, he'd do anything and everything...

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